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The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 5

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Knoxville, Tennessee
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The Kncwvte Newe-SenM Saturday Januaiy 15b 2000 A5 From Page One Fire consumes 2 houses As firefigbten fixight that biases a second fin Lhra Ambulimce Service driver A house at the passing BuraVbfietio er of Two Friday morning fives in Fbrt Sanders destroyed a MimS Sunday dual buMng and Ukd a coOege sbyknfo cats' 1 tint blare The first blase was reported 0 13th Street and Grand Avenue was burning -Flames had advanced through the house by the time firefighters arrived It also was a total loss Barker said the fine is being investipted because it appears someone started it on the front porch Shourbuff president of the Muaam Com- of KnoxviDB which owns the burned house aid he had no idea why someone would set the fire The house has been used fir Sunday school fir tire he said been in that area fir 10 years and never had amr threats Now the mosque which Shourbqji said serves about 1000 peopkb will have to find another location fir Sunday school at 2d8 when smoke detectors akrted the residents of 1519 Ffanst Am to fiames erupting from a finnan The house is Kbdhdded into apartments said Charlie Bozha spokesman fir tin KhoocvOk Fire Department Three wonen who attend the IMvenily of Tennessee wMffd firm one apartment a man in another unit also fled Barker said Gats belonging to one of the students died in the blaze Barker said the housefe furnace caused the fire which was able to dimb into the attic through double walk that kept firefighters from ing the flames The house was a complete loss Gpr Roads while crews also finish the prqj-ecfr cleanup work and a few cosmetic fins not the least of winch will be to replace an ImwH directional akn to Break out your tms folks that dwuld be Ashevilkb NCL Kb the third-largBst road perfect ever undertaken in Tbnnessee and with a yet-to-be flnaKaed cost of (414 "din TDOT would now Hks to buy a vowel pleasa Out I MSB WkSMMM tatti Qommuangrowi pojntAto and at Akoa iPfiOBL word in all of tine Traffic does have ftiH interstate-style acceaa between the South KnoaviDe Bridge and the James White Rnkwsg but afl the work at the connector hasyet to be finkhad Design flaws fir one of the nqfecft major retaining walk odd im work significantly and as a result the new route is still wailing fir a final paving That means more lane oosuras this rating Between now and then expect other closures at various times Continued from page ill weD as subcontractors TDOT officials utility companies and city of KnoocviOe offidak Tt put everybody on the spot -every two week a Borden said Tm erne the prqfect be aa completed as it today fif not fir tiie scheduler)? 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